Pastor's Corner: Helping our neighbors

Typically, the Pastor’s Corner gives local pastors an opportunity to discuss issues of faith and fellowship for the local religious community. I am all in favor of that. It is a very good thing that the Whitman County Gazette gives column inches to those of the religious community. Any well-balanced conversation needs input from all sides. But, in a decidedly different twist, my pastor’s heart wants to speak of a much larger concern for our religious community. That concern is helping our neighbors.

In the gospel of Luke 10:25-37, Jesus delivers one of his most well-known parables, “The Parabl...